The Natural Born Thrillers | |
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Stable | |
Members |
Mike Sanders Chuck Palumbo Mark Jindrak Sean O'Haire Shawn Stasiak Reno Johnny the Bull |
Debut | 2000 |
Disbanded | 2001 |
Promotions |
WCW UPW |
Trainer | WCW Power Plant |
The Natural Born Thrillers were a professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling from 2000 to 2001. The name is a play on the 1994 film Natural Born Killers.
The Natural Born Thrillers were made up of seven young wrestlers, all graduates of the WCW Power Plant. They were trained by Paul Orndorff and WCW management decided to push them immediately.
The Thrillers were Mike Sanders who was the leader of the group, Chuck Palumbo, Sean O'Haire, Shawn Stasiak, Reno, Mark Jindrak and Johnny the Bull. They became the enforcer group for Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff, replacing The Filthy Animals, who they quickly began feuding with. Tension between the two teams quickly grew as the Thrillers attacked their former trainer, Orndoff, and the Animals saved him. At Fall Brawl, the Thrillers and the Animals had an elimination match. After the Thrillers eliminated all but two members of the Animals, the match ended in a no-contest after Orndoff legitimately injured himself attempting a piledriver. The next night, the Thrillers faced off against the two survivors, Rey Misterio Jr. and Tygress, and lost.